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Planetary hours · Basrah (Iraq)

Planetary hours
in Basrah.

The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.

Planetary day of Monday, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
17:06
Next sunrise
05:59

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:54
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:50
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:45
  4. 4♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:41
  5. 5☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:36
  6. 6♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:32
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:28
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:23
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:19
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:15
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:10
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:06

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:11
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:15
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:19
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:24
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:28
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:33
  7. 7☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:37
  8. 8♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:41
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:46
  10. 10☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:50
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:55
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:59

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?

On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 05:58 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.